Button.



S. J. SERWER.

BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, 1909.

Patented May 17, 1910.

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BUTTON.

Patented May 117, 1910 Serial No. 487,655.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J Snnwnn, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the borough of Brooklyn, New York city, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of buttons,and more especially to buttons which are covered with cloth or fabric onboth their inner and outer surfaces to match that to which they areattached, the objects being the production of such buttons by the personmaking the article to which they are to be attached, such as caps,vests, coats and the like, rather than by a button maker, that is tosay, this invention will enable a cap or garment maker to make buttonsto match the garments by covering the body of a button with scrap piecesof the same cloth or lining being used, as is more fully hereinafterdescribed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvedbutton, assembled, on a piece of cloth and lining, shown in section;Fig. 2 is the outer half of a button shown in central vertical sectionFig. 3 is the inner half of a button, shown in central vertical section;Fig. 4 is a bottom view of Fig. 2, partly shown broken away to showconstruction; and Fig. 5 is a vertical central sectional view of amodification of my invention.

Similar reference characters indicate like parts.

The use of automobile, golf and other caps generally, as well asornamental buttons placed on vests, ladies garments, &c. has created ademand for buttons which are usually covered with a fabric to match thearticle to which they are attached, and owing to the difficulty to get asmall quantity of such buttons, great annoyance and delay is caused infilling orders for goods perhaps all ready for delivery, but awaitingthe comparatively small item of buttons.

My invention permits any garment maker to buy bodies of buttons andcover the same with fabric himself.

A button in accordance with this invention includes two sections, one ofwhich is termed the outer section and indicated by the referencecharacter said outer section 'being shown separately in Fig. 2 and theother of which is termed the inner section and which is indicated by thereference character B and said inner section is shown separately in Fig.3.

Referring to Fig. 2, the outer section -A consists of a hollow shank 1provided with an annular flange 1 which is curvilinear in contour andformed integral with one terminus of the shank 1. That terminus of theshank 1 with which the flange 1 is formed integral is rounded as at 1The section A further comprises a head 2 which terminates in the flange1 and snugly engages the upper face of said flange and isconveXo-concave in contour with the central portion thereof depressed asat 3, said depressed portion being substantially concavoconvex incross-section and the said depressed portion 3 depends into the shank 1.The portion of the head 2 at the side of and in connection with theconcavo-conveX portion 3 and also in connection with the rounded upperterminus 1 of the shank 1 forms a recess 1 for the reception of oneterminus of the shank of the-section B to be presently referred to.

The inner section B consists of a hollow shank 4 of less diameter thanthe shank l and has formed integral with one terminus thereof an annularflat flange 4 and formed integral with the flange 4 and abutting againstthe said flange 1s a head 5 which is also flat.

The head 2 of the section A is covered by a piece of fabric 6, thefabric being inturned against the inner face of the flange 1. The fabric6 is held in place by a washer 7 formed of a suitable fabric and whichhas one face thereof provided with an adhesive material 8 adapted toengage the inturned ends of the fabric 6 whereby said fabric 6 andwasher 7 are connected together and said fabric 6 maintained inposit-ion. The washer 7 is mounted upon the shank 1 and provided with abacking 9, said backing 9 consisting of a metallic washer.

The inner section B when covered is substantially the same as the outersection A and in this connection 10 denotes the fabric which inclosesthe head, 11 the fabric washer, 12 the adhesive material, and 13 thebacking consisting of a metallic washer, the elements 10, 11, 12 and 13are arranged similar to that of the elements 6, 7, 8 and 9.

The fabric 14 of the garment to which the button is attached, is usuallybacked by a lining 15.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the length of the shanks 1 and 4are increased to permit use of a double flanged eyelet 16 interposedbetween the metallic washer 9 and the fabric 1 1 and which causes thehead of the outer section to stand away from the fabric 14;.

The manner of setting up a button in accordance with this invention isas follows: To manufacture a button of a construction set forth hereinso as to match the material to which the buttons are to be fastened, adisk of the material of greater diameter than the head of the section ofthe button is cut, the disk is then laid on a block having an opening ofa diameter slightly greater than the diameter of the head, the head isthen laid on the disk and depressed in the openings which causes themarginal portion of the disk of the material to stand up, the fabricWasher is then shoved down on the shank so that it will engage themarginal portion of the disk of material and the adhesive materialengage the inturned portion of the disk, said inturned portion beingengaged with the fabric washer and the disk of material whichconstitutes the covering for the head is secured in position, afterwhich the metallic washer is pushed down against the adhesive washer.Both sections of the button are constructed in the same manner.

The cap or garment is then pierced and the shank of the outer sectionpushed through the opening; after which the shank of the inner sectionis inserted and the two parts pressed tightly together; the edge of theshank of the inner section strikes the concaved part of the outer buttonand is pressed outward, projecting into the recess 1 whereby the shanksare coupled together as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

In a double breasted vest, the blind side may have buttons fastened onas shown in Fig. 1 and described above, but 011 the buttoning side, asmall double flanged eyelet,

16, may be used as is shown in Fig. 5, so as to permit the button holeto pass over the button head and be fastened. (No button hole is shown.)

Such being my invention what I claim is:

1. A button comprising an outer section having a head and a hollowshank, said head having the central portion thereof depressed andextending into the shank and said head forming in connection with oneterminus of the shank a recess, an inner section provided with a headand a shank adapted to extend in the shank of the outer section, saidshank of the inner section having the inner terminus thereof enlargedand projecting into said recess whereby said sections are coupledtogether, a covering inclosing each of said heads, a flexible washermounted upon each of the shanks and provided with an adhesive materialengaging with a covering whereby the covering and washer are securedtogether, and a washer formed of rigid material and mounted upon each ofthe shanks and abutting against said flexible washer.

2. A button comprising an outer and an inner section each provided witha shank, the shank of one section coupled to the shank of the othersection, each of said sections provided with a head, a covering for eachof said heads, each of said coverings having an inturned portion, and apair of washers mounted upon each of said shanks, one of said washers ofeach pair of washers provided with an adhesive substance for securingthe inturned portion of a covering to said washer to maintain thecovering in position upon the head.

Signed at New York city in the county and State of New York this 31stday of March A. D. 1909.

SAMUEL J. sn'nwnn.

WVitnesses EDGAR M. GREENBAUM, JOHN J. CLANoY.

